The Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium (BTI), originally the Boston Theological Institute, is the largest theological consortium in the world, bringing together the resources of theological schools and seminaries throughout the greater Boston area. Its activities include facilitating cross-registration and library access among the member schools and supporting certificate programs and student-led conferences.[1] The BTI is led by Stephanie Edwards, who has served as executive director since the summer of 2020, and by a board of trustees that represent its member schools.[2]
On January 1, 2011, the BTI became a multifaith organization when Hebrew College joined the coalition.[5] On January 1, 2018, the BTI expanded beyond Greater Boston when Hartford Seminary, a nondenominational seminary in Hartford, Connecticut, became a member.[4] The Boston University Graduate Program in Religion became a member institution in 2020.[6] Meanwhile, the Episcopal Divinity School ended its membership in the BTI after the closure of its Cambridge, Massachusetts campus, as did Andover Newton Theological School after its Newton, Massachusetts campus closed.
The BTI began using the name Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium in August 2018.[7]
Past directors of the BTI include the Rev. Walter Wagoner, Sr. (1968 through the mid-1970s);[3][8]Rodney L. Petersen (1990-2014);[9] and Ann McClenahan (2014–20)[10][11]
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^Lehmann, Rabbi Daniel (May 23, 2016). "The Sacred Work of Interreligious Learning and Leadership". Hebrew College. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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boston, theological, interreligious, consortium, 19th, century, boston, theological, institute, boston, university, school, theology, topic, this, article, meet, wikipedia, notability, guidelines, companies, organizations, please, help, demonstrate, notability. For the 19th century Boston Theological Institute see Boston University School of Theology The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium BTI originally the Boston Theological Institute is the largest theological consortium in the world bringing together the resources of theological schools and seminaries throughout the greater Boston area Its activities include facilitating cross registration and library access among the member schools and supporting certificate programs and student led conferences 1 The BTI is led by Stephanie Edwards who has served as executive director since the summer of 2020 and by a board of trustees that represent its member schools 2 Boston Theological Interreligious ConsortiumFormer namesBoston Theological InstituteEstablished1968LocationBoston Massachusetts United States of AmericaWebsitebostontheological wbr orgHistory EditThe Boston Theological Institute was formed in 1968 to facilitate collaboration and enable joint programming among seven graduate level Christian theological schools in Greater Boston Andover Newton Theological School American Baptist Church the Boston College Department of Theology Roman Catholic the Boston University School of Theology United Methodist Episcopal Theological School later Episcopal Divinity School Harvard Divinity School interfaith St John s Seminary Roman Catholic and Weston College now Boston College School of Theology and Ministry Roman Catholic 3 Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary Evangelical became a member of the consortium in 1972 and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in 1975 4 On January 1 2011 the BTI became a multifaith organization when Hebrew College joined the coalition 5 On January 1 2018 the BTI expanded beyond Greater Boston when Hartford Seminary a nondenominational seminary in Hartford Connecticut became a member 4 The Boston University Graduate Program in Religion became a member institution in 2020 6 Meanwhile the Episcopal Divinity School ended its membership in the BTI after the closure of its Cambridge Massachusetts campus as did Andover Newton Theological School after its Newton Massachusetts campus closed The BTI began using the name Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium in August 2018 7 Past directors of the BTI include the Rev Walter Wagoner Sr 1968 through the mid 1970s 3 8 Rodney L Petersen 1990 2014 9 and Ann McClenahan 2014 20 10 11 References Edit Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium Retrieved 31 May 2021 About Us Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium Archived from the original on August 8 2020 Retrieved 31 May 2021 a b Coburn John B June 5 1968 Seminary Cooperation in Greater Boston The Christian Century a b Hartford Seminary to Join Consortium of Boston Area Theological Schools Hartford Seminary November 16 2017 Retrieved 31 May 2021 Lehmann Rabbi Daniel May 23 2016 The Sacred Work of Interreligious Learning and Leadership Hebrew College Retrieved 31 May 2021 Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium Member Schools Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium Archived from the original on September 15 2019 Retrieved 31 May 2021 Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium Archived from the original on August 30 2018 Saxon Wolfgang May 18 1998 Rev Walter Wagoner Sr 79 Theology Educator New York Times Rodney L Petersen Boston Theological Institute Archived from the original on August 4 2012 Ann B McClenahan Th D Executive Director of the Boston Theological Institute PDF Boston Theological Institute April 11 2014 Archived from the original PDF on August 3 2014 Dr McClenahan will take office on June 15 of this year following the distinguished twenty four year tenure of Dr Rodney L Petersen BTI Consortium News Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium April 30 2019 Retrieved 31 May 2021 External links EditOfficial website 42 19 30 N 71 11 24 W 42 325 N 71 1899 W 42 325 71 1899 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium amp oldid 1146646024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
